Kitchens With Margot Guralnick
There are plenty of artful Ikea kitchen hacks out there. But the latest designs just unveiled by furniture company Reform of Denmark are in a class of their own. Specializing in custom cabinet fronts and counters that work with Ikea kitchen skeletons, the company has just unveiled three new upgrades by star Scandinavian firms; we're sold on Norm Architects' darkly elegant solution.
Photography via Reform.
Above: Norm Architects' handle-free approach is intended to look "like the best furniture designs." (We've been watching the kitchen furniture movement take shape; see Julianne Moore's eat-in kitchen designed like a living room.)
Above: The kitchen's core is built from Ikea's basic European kitchen system, Metod, which Reform's clients buy on their own in consultation with Ikea's design experts. The setup is then finished with Norm's cabinet fronts and counters, which are fabricated by Reform and come in a range of materials. They're shown here with doors of bronzed tombac, a brass alloy, and a fiber-reinforced concrete counter that wraps around the sides. Sawn oak and smoked oak doors are also available.
"The materials, which have seldom been used in kitchens, give a clean but raw expression," explain the architects, who add that the elements were also selected for durability: "This kitchen," they says, "does not grow ugly."
Above: A look at the concrete counter with an integrated sink and square lava stone work board (sold separately). The counters are 18 millimeters thick and can be ordered with odd angles—Reform just needs measurements and a work drawing.
Curious about lava stone? Learn all about its countertop possibilities in Remodeling 101.
Above: Further departing from Ikea, Norm chose a faucet by Vola—but fixture and appliance choice is up to each owner.
Above L and R: The bronzed tombac drawer and cabinet fronts are adhered to 18 millimeter-thick, black-dyed MDF. The metal edges are varnished and twice coated with wax.
Above: "The bronzed tombac will gradually get a golden shine in areas of continuous wear and patinate beautifully over time," says Reform. The drawers and cabinets work with push openers that come from Ikea; handles can be ordered if needed for integrated household appliances, such as fridges and dishwashers.
Above: A concrete counter and sink is but one of the options. The counter is also available in bronzed tombac, and veneered, smoked, and natural oak.
Reform delivers its products worldwide and is in the process of adapting its designs to work with Sektion, Ikea's basic kitchen system in the US.
Above: Buyers can select counters, cabinet fronts, and plinths that contrast with each other, or go with all the same materials. Prices start at €145 ($163.30) for a 40-by-40 centimeter drawer in oak, and €245 ($275.92) in tombac; a 40-by-60 centimeter door is €148 ($166.48) in oak and €290 ($326.60) in tombac. Reform uses its customers' Ikea orders and work drawings to deliver the parts, which arrive prepared for mounting on Ikea hinges. Owners take care of the installation themselves.
Have an Ikea kitchen in need of an overhaul? Norm's fronts work on Ikea's European Metod system and its predecessor, Faktum. Go to Reform for more details.
The US counterpart of Reform? See The SemiHandmade Ikea Kitchen.
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Home Inspiration With Julie Carlson
We've long been fans of Futagama, a Japanese collective founded in 1897 that makes brass artifacts in the Buddhist tradition, with a focus on producing household accessories made of brass alloys. The company recently launched Matureware, a new line of architectural hardware that includes brass switchplates, door handles, plaques, and more. The name, according to the company, "is a play on hardware, with an emphasis on the idea that due to the brass casting process the products will develop an aged, or 'mature,' patina over time." It's still early days; go to Matureware for pricing and sourcing information.
Above: The product line is a collaboration between Oji Masanori and Yoshiki Yamazaki and includes shelving as well as light switches. Shown above: The In Response Shelf and the four-toggle Switch Plate. Contact Matureware directly for pricing.
Above: A selection of the offerings.
Above: World's most elegant Nameplate?
Above: Lever Handles are available in a variety of configurations.
Above: Switch Plates can be customized according to use.
Above: A side view of the In Response shelf.
We're obsessed with architectural hardware this week: Don't miss Back to Brass: Glamorous Bath Fixtures from Japan and Beautiful Basics: The Brass Light Switch and More.
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Architecture & Interiors With Margot Guralnick
Joanna Laajisto refrained from the usual caviar-bar bling in her design for Finlandia Caviar, an 11-seat restaurant and shop in a historic building overlooking the Helsinki harbor. Instead, her approach is a fresh take on Scandinavian understatement, in shades that she says she lifted directly from the Finnish winter landscape.
Photography via Joanna Laajisto Creative Studio.
Above: Using paints from Finnish brand Tikkurila, Laajisto hewed to a palette of subdued grays, creams, and hints of marine blue. The caviar prints lining the 148-square-foot space were commissioned from designer Eeva-Maria Piiparinen.
Above: The furnishings are the work of local artists and manufacturers, including Woodnotes, which makes the waxed oak Siro+ chairs. The tables have quartz tops. Intrigued? Read about engineered quartz counters in our Remodeling 101 post.
Above: The bar offers views of the Helsinki harbor and is right across from the city's open-air public market and revived Old Market Hall (home to another Laajisto design). The blue stools are Eero Aarnio's Rocket Stool from Artek. The ceramic pendant lights are the work of young Helsinki designer Iina Vuorivirta.
Above: The tile floor came with the space, which was formerly occupied by a tiny clothing shop. "We always try to keep some original elements in the design to retain the history and right atmosphere," says Laajisto.
Above: Our favorite detail: Menus are presented on custom clipboards with leather loops that hang from pegs. In addition to caviar, oysters are on offer, along with a well-chosen list of vodkas and Champagnes.
Situated in a grand stone building, Finlandia Caviar Shop & Restaurant is at 20 Eteläranta, in the center of the action on the Port of Helsinki.
Next stop? Take a look at Story Restaurant, Laajisto's design a stone's throw away in the revived Old Market Hall, Vanha Kauppahalli.
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